Comparison of the excimer laser with the erbium yttrium aluminum garnet laser for applications in osteotomy

Zhao-zhang Li M.D.; Willem Pieter Van De Merwe; Lou Reinisch

doi:10.1117/12.44099

1 June 1991 Comparison of the excimer laser with the erbium yttrium aluminum garnet laser for applications in osteotomy

Zhao-zhang Li M.D., Willem Pieter Van De Merwe, Lou Reinisch

Proceedings Volume 1427, Laser-Tissue Interaction II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44099
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The ablative removal of bone tissue and the accompanying acoustic wave have been studied in a liquid environment using an ultraviolet excimer laser (Argon Fluoride and Krypton Fluoride) and a mid-infrared Erbium Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Er:YAG) laser

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Zhao-zhang Li M.D., Willem Pieter Van De Merwe, and Lou Reinisch "Comparison of the excimer laser with the erbium yttrium aluminum garnet laser for applications in osteotomy", Proc. SPIE 1427, Laser-Tissue Interaction II, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44099

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